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Table of Contents

Guaranteed: Conversational Course, CDs 18

CD 1

Track 1 Chapter 1: Greetings and introductions

Bonjour! Hello! .........................................................................................................................................................................1

Track 2 Chapter 2: Meeting people

Je suis amricaine. I am American. ..................................................................................................................................5

CD 2

Track 1 Chapter 3: The alphabet, days and dates, numbers

Votre nom, sil vous plat. Your name, please. ..........................................................................................................10

Track 2 Chapter 4: Ordering drinks

Vous dsirez? What would you like? .............................................................................................................................16

CD 3

Track 1 Chapter 5: Ordering in a restaurant; more numbers

Vous avez des sandwichs? Do you have any sandwiches? .................................................................................21

Track 2 Chapter 6: Making purchases at a newsstand

Vous avez un plan de ville? Do you have a city map? ..........................................................................................30

CD 4

Track 1 Chapter 7: Talking about your job

Quel est votre mtier? Whats your job? ....................................................................................................................35

Track 2 Chapter 8: Talking about your family

Quel ge avez-vous? How old are you? ......................................................................................................................38

Track 3 Chapter 9: Making plans

Quest-ce quon va faire ce soir? What should we do tonight? ........................................................................43

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CD 5

Track 1 Chapter 10: Getting around town

Il y a une banque prs dici? Is there a bank near here? ......................................................................................46

Track 2 Chapter 11: Asking directions and locations

Pour aller laroport sil vous plat? How do you get to the airport? ........................................................51

Track 3 Chapter 12: Asking about opening and closing times

Vous fermez quelle heure? What time do you close? .......................................................................................54

CD 6

Track 1 Chapter 13: Shopping at a drugstore

Je voudrais du dodorant. Id like some deodorant. .............................................................................................59

Track 2 Chapter 14: Shopping for clothes

Vous dsirez? What would you like? .............................................................................................................................63

CD 7

Track 1 Chapter 15: Making comparisons

Vous payez comment? How are you paying? ...........................................................................................................66

Track 2 Chapter 16: Describing how to get to school or work

Jy vais en voiture. I go there by car. .............................................................................................................................72

CD 8

Track 1 Chapter 17: Asking about local transportation

Pour aller la Tour Eiffel? How do I get to the Eiffel Tower? .............................................................................78

Track 2 Chapter 18: Calling a taxi and renting a car

Vous prenez un taxi alors? So youre taking a taxi? ...............................................................................................82

Rush Hour: Musical Language Course, CDs 912

CD 9

Track 1 Show 1: Getting started ............................................................................................................................................................1

Track 2 Show 2: Ready to leave .............................................................................................................................................................6

Track 3 Show 3: On the street ..............................................................................................................................................................11

CD 10

Track 1 Show 4: At work ........................................................................................................................................................................16

Track 2 Show 5: Lunch hour .................................................................................................................................................................21

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CD 11

Track 1 Show 6: On the phone ............................................................................................................................................................26

Track 2 Show 7: Around the neighborhood ....................................................................................................................................31

Track 3 Show 8: At home ......................................................................................................................................................................35

CD 12

Track 1 Show 9: Family time ................................................................................................................................................................40

Track 2 Show 10: Just for fun................................................................................................................................................................47

Travel Phrases, CDs 1314

CD 13

Track 1 Basic expressions ........................................................................................................................................................................1

Track 2 Numbers ........................................................................................................................................................................................2

Track 3 Time ................................................................................................................................................................................................3

Track 4 Days ...............................................................................................................................................................................................3

Track 5 Travel ..............................................................................................................................................................................................3

Track 6 Accommodations .......................................................................................................................................................................5

CD 14

Track 1 Eating out ....................................................................................................................................................................................6

Track 2 Making friends ............................................................................................................................................................................7

Track 3 Greetings .......................................................................................................................................................................................8

Track 4 Stores and services .....................................................................................................................................................................8

Track 5 Sightseeing ...................................................................................................................................................................................9

Track 6 Leisure ............................................................................................................................................................................................9

Track 7 Health .........................................................................................................................................................................................10

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Guaranteed: Conversational Course, CDs 18

[CD1] Track 1

Welcome to Berlitz French Guaranteed. This all audio program will teach you the basics of

French without a book. Everything you will hear is available for download from our website

www.berlitzpublishing.com. So, are you ready to learn French? Then lets begin.

Chapter 1

Bonjour! Hello!

In this chapter youll practice greetings, introducing yourself, and giving a little information about

yourself. Are you ready?

Activity 1

Well begin by practicing some ways of greeting people and well leave pauses so you can repeat

the phrases if you want to. When you meet someone in the daytime, you can greet them with:

Bonjour.

Hello.

If you are talking to a man, you usually add monsieur.

Bonjour, monsieur. (Hello, sir.)

And if you are talking to a woman, you say:

Bonjour, madame. (Hello, madam.)

And if you are talking to a young woman, you say:

Bonjour, mademoiselle. (Hello, miss.)

In the evening you say:

Bonsoir, monsieur. (Good evening, sir.)

or

Bonsoir, madame. (Good evening, madam.)

To say good-bye you say:

Au revoir, monsieur. (Good-bye, sir.)

or

Au revoir, madame. (Good-bye, madam.)

or

Au revoir, mademoiselle. (Good-bye, miss.)

If you are entering or leaving a place where there are several people, such as a restaurant, or a

hotel foyer, it is normal to say:


Messieursdames. (Ladies and gentlemen.)

In very informal situations, when you are greeting good friends, they might say:

Salut. (Hi.)

And you can answer:

Salut.

And at night when you are going to bed you say:

Bonne nuit. (Good night.)

But its not time to say good night yet. Dont worry if you cant remember all these phrases at

the moment. Well be giving you lots of opportunities to hear them again later in the unit. Now

listen to the short conversation. Dont worry if you dont understand everything the people are

saying at this point. Just listen to the way they greet each other and try to work out what else

you think they say. Are you ready?

Bonjour, monsieur. (Hello, sir.)

Bonjour, madame. Comment a va? (Hello, madam. How are you?)

a va bien, merci. Et vous? (Im fine, thank you. What about you?)

Ah oui; a va. (Yes, Im fine.)

After greeting someone, it is usual to ask how they are:

Comment a va? (How are you?)

Or simply:

a va?

And the reply is:

a va.

or

a va bien, merci.

Im well, thank you.

a va bien, merci.

Or if youre not feeling so good, you can say:

Comme ci comme a.

So so. Try it:

Comme ci comme a.

OK, good.

Activity 2

Listen to these people greeting each other. Decide what time of day it is and whether they are

arriving or departing.

1

Bonsoir, mademoiselle. Comment a va? (Good evening, miss. How are you?)

a va bien, merci. Et vous? (Im fine, thank you. What about you?)


a va. (Im fine.)

2

Bonjour, madame. (Hello, madam.)

Bonjour, monsieur. Comment a va? (Hello, sir. How are you?)

a va bien, merci. (Im fine, thank you.)

3

Au revoir, Cline; bonne nuit. (Good-bye, Cline; good night.)

Bonne nuit! (Good night!)

4

Salut, Nicole. (Hi, Nicole.)

Salut, Alain. (Hi, Alain.)

a va? (How are you?)

Ah oui, a va bien, merci. (Yes, Im fine, thank you.)

Did you get them? Number 1 was in the early evening and they had just met.

Bonsoir, mademoiselle.

Number 2 was in the daytime and they had just met.

Bonjour, madame.

Number 3 was later at night. They were saying good night to each other and were leaving.

Cline; bonne nuit.

And number 4 was less formal: two friends greeting each other, but it could be any time of day.

Salut, Alain.

a va?

Activity 3

Bonjour, monsieur Albert.

Hello, Monsieur Albert.

Monsieur Albert works in a bakery. Listen to him greet five different customers. Who is he

talking to? Notice that you add monsieur, madame, mademoiselle, or messieursdames

when greeting someone or saying good-bye.

Bonjour, monsieur; vous dsirez? (Hello, sir. What would you like?)

Bonjour, mademoiselle, vous voulez? (Hello, miss. What do you want?)

Monsieur, madame, quest-ce que vous voulez? (Sir, madam, what do you want?)

Bonjour madame, vous dsirez? (Hello, madam. What would you like?)

Messieursdames. (Ladies and gentlemen.)

Did you get it right? The first customer was a man.

Bonjour, monsieur.

The second customer was a young woman.

Bonjour, mademoiselle.


The customers in the third dialog were a woman and a man.

Monsieur, madame.

The fourth customer was a woman.

Bonjour madame.

And in his last greeting monsieur Albert addressed several people.

Messieursdames.

Activity 4

Listen to these people coming into monsieur Alberts shop. What do they buy?

Bonjour, madame Renoir; a va? (Hello, Mrs. Renoir. How are you?)

Pas mal. Et vous, monsieur Albert, a va? (Not too bad. What about you, Mr. Albert, how

are you?)

Trs bien, merci. (Very well, thank you.)

Une baguette et six croissant. (One baguette and six croissant.)

Une baguette et six croissants. Voil. (One baguette and six croissants. Here you are.)

Au revoir monsieur. (Good-bye, sir.)

Au revoir madame. (Good-bye, madam.)

Madame Renoir came into his shop to buy a baguette.

Une baguette.

And six croissants.

Et six croissants.

Who is Monsieur Albert talking to now?

Bonsoir, monsieur Albert. (Good evening, Mr. Albert.)

Ah, bonsoir, mademoiselle Meujot. a va? (Ah, good evening, Miss Meujot. How are you?)

Oh oui pas mal. Et vous, monsieur? (Oh yes, not bad. What about you, sir?)

a va trs bien merci. Vous dsirez? (Im very well, thank you. What would you like?)

Deux baguettes. (Two baguettes.)

Deux baguettes? Voil. (Two baguettes? Here you are.)

Au revoir, monsieur. (Good-bye, sir.)

Au revoir, mademoiselle. (Good-bye, miss.)

This time it was Mademoiselle Meujot who came into the shop to buy fresh bread to accompany

the evening meal. She bought two baguettes.

Deux baguettes.

Bonsoir, messieursdames. (Good evening, sir and madam.)

Bonsoir, monsieur Albert. a va? (Good evening, Mr. Albert. How are you?)

Trs bien, merci et vous? (Very well, thank you. What about you?)

Oh oui, trs bien. Deux baguettes, sil vous plat. (Oh yes, very well. Two baguettes,

please.)


Cest tout? (Is that all?)

Et et deux croissants. (And and two croissants.)

Voil. (Here you are.)

At this time, it was a man and a woman, Monsieur and Madame Duval, who came into the shop

to buy two baguettes and two croissants. Did you notice how Madame Renoir said one baguette,

une baguette? In French all nouns are either masculine, e.g. un croissant or feminine, e.g.

une baguette. To form the plural most nouns add an -s but it is not pronounced, as in deux

baguettes, two baguettes.

Pronunciation Practice

Listen carefully and repeat the following words trying to imitate the pronunciation:

monsieur (sir)

messieurs (gentlemen)

madame (madam)

mesdames (ladies)

messieursdames (ladies and gentlemen)

mademoiselle (miss)

mesdemoiselles (young ladies)

In French all syllables are stressed equally. Listen carefully and repeat these words, remembering

to stress both parts of the word:

monsieur (sir)

madame (madam)

bonjour (hello)

croissant (croissant)

baguette (baguette)

Good! Now you can greet someone, ask how they are and say how you are, and say good-bye.

Chapter 2 (Track 2)

Je suis amricaine. I am American.

This chapter is about meeting someone for the first time and saying who you are and where you

are from.

Activity 1

These people are attending an international conference in Paris. Listen to Monsieur Martin ask

them for their names and where theyre from.

Bienvenue Paris. Vous tes? (Welcome to Paris. You are?)

Je suis Gilles Bernard et jhabite Genve en Suisse. Je suis suisse. (I am Gilles Bernard

and I live in Geneva in Switzerland. I am Swiss.)


Monsieur Bernard est suisse. Et vous tes? (Mr. Bernard is Swiss. And you are?)

Je mappelle Sylvie Verlaine et jhabite en France, Paris. (My name is Sylvie Verlaine

and I live in France, in Paris.)

Mademoiselle Verlaine est franaise et elle habite Paris. (Miss Verlaine is French and

she lives in Paris.)

Did you get that? The first person is Gilles Bernard. Repeat:

Je suis Gilles Bernard.

He lives in Geneva in Switzerland.

Et jhabite Genve en Suisse.

Hes Swiss.

Je suis suisse.

And the young lady? Her name is Sylvie Verlaine.

Je mappelle Sylvie Verlaine.

She lives in France, in Paris.

Et jhabite en France, Paris.

Here are two more conference delegates. Listen.

Et vous tes madame? (And you are?)

Je mappelle Lucienne Briand. Jhabite Bruxelles en Belgique. Je suis belge. (My name

is Lucienne Briand. I live in Brussels in Belgium. I am Belgian.)

Et madame Briand est belge. Et vous, monsieur? (And Mrs. Briand is Belgian. What about

you, sir?)

Jhabite Qubec, au Canada et je mappelle Patrice Millerioux. (I live in Quebec, in

Canada and my name is Patrice Millerioux.)

Monsieur Millerioux est canadien, dorigine franaise. (Mr. Millerioux is Canadian of

French origin.)

Can you guess where Madame Briand lives? Repeat:

Jhabite Bruxelles en Belgique.

Right, she lives in Brussels in Belgium.

Je suis belge.

Shes Belgian. And the last gentleman?

Jhabite Qubec, au Canada.

He lives in Quebec in Canada.

Monsieur Millerioux est canadien, dorigine franaise.

He is French-Canadian.

By the way, sometimes the adjective changes depending on the gender. So youd say Monsieur

Millerioux est canadien but if you were talking about his wife youd say Madame

Millerioux est canadienne.


Activity 2

Sylvie Verlaine hasnt been paying attention and is asking you about some delegates. Listen to

her. If she is wrong, say Non, il nest pas, No, he isnt, when talking about a man, or

Non, elle nest pas..., No, she isnt, when talking about a woman. Then say what their

nationality is. For example:

Monsieur Bernard est amricain? (Is Mr. Bernard American?)

Repeat:

Non, il nest pas amricain, il est suisse. (No, he isnt American, he is Swiss.)

Now you try.

Madame Briand est suisse? (Is Mrs. Briand Swiss?)

Non, elle nest pas suisse, elle est belge. (No, she isnt Swiss, she is Belgian.)

Monsieur Millerioux est anglais? (Is Mr. Millerioux English?)

Non, il nest pas anglais, il est canadien. (No, he isnt English, he is Canadian.)

Activity 3

People from different countries speak different languages. Heres how they say their nationalites

in French. Repeat each time:

Im French.

Je suis franais.

I speak French.

Je parle franais.

Im German.

Je suis allemande.

I speak German.

Je parle allemand.

Im American.

Je suis amricain.

I speak English.

Je parle anglais.

Im Japanese.

Je suis japonais.

I speak Japanese.

Je parle japonais.

Im Brazilian.

Je suis brsilienne.

I speak Portuguese.

Je parle portugais.


Activity 4

Listen to these contestants on a television quiz show. Where are they from and which languages

does each speak or not speak?

Bonjour. Je mappelle Grard et je suis franais. Jhabite Rouen et je parle franais et

anglais. (Hello. My name is Grard and I am French. I live in Rouen and I speak French and

English.)

Ah, vous tes franais! (Ah, you are French!)

Moi, je mappelle Anja et je suis allemande. Jhabite Berlin en Allemagne. Je parle

allemand et un peu de franais. (My name is Anja and I am German. I live in Berlin in

Germany. I speak German and a little French.)

Did you get that? Repeat:

Je mappelle Grard et je suis franais.

Gerard is French and he speaks, yes, French. And he also speaks, yes, English. Repeat:

Et je parle franais et anglais.

Now hear Anja again.

Et je suis allemande.

Shes German, she speaks German.

Je parle allemand.

And a little French.

et un peu de franais.

Here are the other quiz contestants.

Et vous, monsieur? (What about you, sir?)

Jhabite New York, aux Etats-Unis et je mappelle Nigel et je suis amricain. Je ne

parle pas franais. (I live in New York City, in the United States and my name is Nigel and I

am American. I dont speak French.)

Ah, vous tes amricain! Et vous, vous tes? (Ah, you are American! And you, you

are?)

Je mappelle Kenji et jhabite Tokyo au Japon. Je suis japonais et je parle japonais et

anglais. (My name is Kenji and I live in Tokyo in Japan. I am Japanese and I speak Japanese and

English.)

Japonaiset vous, mademoiselle, vous tes espagnole? (JapaneseWhat about you,

miss, are you Spanish?)

Moi? Je mappelle Rosa. Non, je ne suis pas espagnole. Je suis brsilienne, jhabite

Rio au Brsil. Je parle portugais, anglais et un peu de franais. (Me? My name is Rosa.

No, I am not Spanish. I am Brazilian. I live in Rio in Brazil. I speak Portuguese, English, and a

little French.)

Did you get it? Where does Nigel live? Repeat:

Jhabite New York, aux Etats-Unis.


Nigel lives in New York, in the United States. Does he speak French?

Je ne parle pas franais.

No, he doesnt. What about Kenji? Where is he from?

Je mappelle Kenji. Jhabite Tokyo au Japon.

Kenji lives in Tokyo, in Japan. What languages does he speak?

Je parle japonais et anglais.

He speaks Japanese and English. And Rosa, where does she live?

Jhabite Rio au Brsil.

She lives in Rio in Brazil. What languages does she speak?

Je parle portugais, anglais et un peu de franais.

Right, she speaks Portuguese, English, and a little French.

Activity 5

Now its your turn. The presenter is asking you some questions. Answer like in the following

example:

Vous habitez Londres? (Do you live in London?)

Oui, jhabite Londres. (Yes, I live in London.)

or

Non, je nhabite pas Londres. (No, I dont live in London.)

Now you try.

Parlez-vous franais? (Do you speak French?)

Oui, je parle un peu de franais. (Yes, I speak a little French.)

Vous tes amricain? (Are you American?)

Oui, je suis amricain. (Yes, I am American.)

or

Non, je ne suis pas amricain. (No, Im not American.)

Parlez-vous japonais? (Do you speak Japanese?)

Oui, je parle japonais. (Yes, I speak Japanese.)

or

Non, je ne parle pas japonais. (No, I dont speak Japanese.)

Comment vous appelez-vous? (What is your name?)

Je mappelle Michel. (My name is Michel.)


Practice running these words together:

Etats-Unis

Au revoir.


Now practice saying these phrases. Remember to stress all the syllables and run the words

together:

Mark habite au Canada.

Jon habite aux Etats-Unis.

Lucy habite en Angleterre.

Lee habite au Japon.

Jhabite Bruxelles en Belgique.

Non, elle nest pas suisse.

Elle est belge.

Monsieur Bernard est amricain?

Je mappelle Rosa.

Well done! Now you can introduce yourself, say your name, where you live, what nationality

you are, and what languages you speak.

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Chapter 3 (Track 1)

Votre nom, sil vous plat. Your name, please.

This chapter is about checking into a hotel, spelling your name and giving days and dates.

Activity 1

First listen to the alphabet and repeat each letter. Try to remember the letters you need to spell

your own name. Repeat after each letter and, as always, try to imitate the sounds as closely as

possible:

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

Now lets practice the letters in groups:

A, B, C

D, E, F

G, H, I

J, K, L

M, N, O, P

Q, R, S, T

U, V, W

X, Y, Z

Now try to spell your own name starting with your first name.


Activity 2

Listen to this group of tourists at the reception desk of your hotel and how they spell their

names. Repeat after each one:

Madame Graham, comment a scrit? (How do you spell Mrs. Graham?)

Graham, G- R- A- H- A -M

Pouvez-peler a, monsieur? (Can you spell that, sir?)

Schwartz, S- C- H- W- A- R- T- Z

Merci, et madame? (Thank you, and madam?)

Fernandez, F- E -R -N- A- N- D- E- Z

Et le monsieur? (What about the gentleman?)

Macintosh, M- A- C- I- N- T -O- S- H

Bon. Merci, monsieur. (Good. Thank you, sir.)

Je vous en prie. (You are welcome.)

Activity 3

Now you check in. Answer the clerks questions. First, she is asking you if you have a

reservation.

Vous avez une reservation?

Say yes.

Oui.

Votre nom, sil vous plat. (Your name, please.)

Tell her your name.

Comment a scrit? (How do you spell it?)

Tell her how you spell it.

Vous venez do? (Where are you from?)

Sorry, you didnt get that. Ask her to speak more slowly.

Parlez plus lentement, sil vous plat.

Vous venez do? Vous tes Suisse? (Where are you from? Are you Swiss?)

Tell her what nationality you are.

Vous habitez o? (Where do you live?)

Tell her where you live.

Vous voulez une chambre avec douche ou salle de bains? (Do you want a room with a

shower or a bath?)

Wow, that was fast! You didnt get that. Tell her you dont understand.

Je ne comprends pas.


shower or a bath?)

A shower would be just fine.


Avec douche. (With a shower.)

How did you do? Listen again, but this time youll hear the questions without any help. See if

you can answer them.

Vous avez une reservation? (Do you have a reservation?)

Votre nom, sil vous plat? (Your name, please?)

Comment a scrit? (How do you spell it?)

Vous venez do? (Where are you from?)

Vous habitez o? (Where do you live?)


shower or a bath?)

Well done! Now, lets move on to the next activity.

Activity 4

In a moment the clerk will tell everyone their room numbers. But lets practice some numbers

first. Well start with 0 to 20.

0 - zro

1 - un

2 - deux

3 - trois

4 - quatre

5 - cinq

6 - six

7 - sept

8 - huit

9 - neuf

10 - dix

11 - onze

12 - douze

13 - treize

14 - quatorze

15 - quinze

16 - seize

17 - dix-sept

18 - dix-huit

19 - dix-neuf

20 - vingt

Now repeat them in groups:

0, 1, 2, 3


4, 5, 6

7, 8, 9, 10

11, 12, 13

14, 15, 16

17, 18, 19, 20

OK, back to the receptionist. Repeat how she assigns the room numbers:

Monsieur Schwartz est la chambre numro sept. (Mr. Schwartz is in room number 7.)

Monsieur Schwartz is at number 7. And Madame Fernandez?

Madame Fernandez, cest la chambre numro dix-neuf. (Mrs. Fernandez, its room

number 19.)

Is she in room 9 or 19? Room 19. And Mr. Macintoshs room number? 3 or 13?

Monsieur Macintosh, euh, la chambre treize. (Mr. Macintosh, hm, room 13.)

The answer is 13. How about Madame Graham? Room number 9 or 19?

Madame Graham est dans la chambre neuf. (Mrs. Graham is in room 9.)

Shes in room 9.

Activity 5

Imagine calling the Beauvin company, socit Beauvin, and asking to speak to Monsieur Duval.

First listen to Mr. Smith making the call.

Allo, Socit Beauvin. (Hello, Beauvin Enterprise.)

Je peux parler avec monsieur Duval? (May I speak to Mr. Duval?)

Cest de la part de qui? (Who is calling?)

Je mappelle Martin Smith. (My name is Martin Smith.)

Vous pouvez peler? (Can you spell that?)

Martin, M-A-R-T-I-N, Smith, S-M-I-T-H

Ne quittez pas. (Hold on.)

Some of the expressions here you know already, some are new. Repeat after the receptionist and

Mr. Smith:

Hello, Beauvin Enterprise.

Allo, Socit Beauvin.

May I speak to Monsieur Duval?

Je peux parler avec monsieur Duval?

Who is calling?

Cest de la part de qui?

My name is Martin Smith.

Je mappelle Martin Smith.

Can you spell that?

Vous pouvez peler?


Martin, M-A-R-T-I-N, Smith, S-M-I-T-H

Martin, M- A- R- T- I- N, Smith, S- M- I- T- H

Hold on.

Ne quittez pas.

Now, its your turn.

Allo, Socit Beauvin. (Hello, Beauvin Enterprise.)

Ask if you can speak to Monsieur Duval.

Je peux parler avec monsieur Duval?

Cest de la part de qui? (Who is calling?)

Say your name.

Vous pouvez peler? (Can you spell that?)

Spell it.

Ne quittez pas. (Hold on.)

Activity 6

Listen to the host of a quiz show introducing the contestants. Where are they from?

Ici ce soir au studio de Sat quinze, on prsente notre nouveau quiz pour les

tudiants, Qui le sait? Dans le studio ce soir il y a des reprsentants de six pays.

Nous avons Jean-Marc du Canada, bonjour Jean-Marc, et Catherine du, ah, tu

habites la Guadeloupe, ahsuper! Et toi, tu tappelles Noura, tu viens de.. aah, de la

Cte dIvoire; et toi, Benot, tu viens de LAlgrie, aah. Et Virginie, tu es suisse,

nest-ce pas? Oui. Et finalement, Nadjet, tu viens do? Ah, du Maroc. Bon, on

commence. (Tonight in Studio Sat 15, we are introducing our new quiz for students, Who

knows it? In the studio tonight there are representatives from six countries. We have Jean-Marc

from Canada, hello Jean-Marc, and Catherine from oh you live in Guadeloupe, ohneat! And

you, your name is Noura, you come from aha, Cte dIvoire; and you, Benot, you come

fromAlgeria, aha. And Virginie, you are Swiss, arent you? Yes. And finally, Nadjet, where do

you come from? Oh, from Morocco. Good, lets start.)

Parfait! Cest trs bien! (Great! Very good!)


Practice with accents. Repeat these words:

crit (write)

activit (activity)

frre (brother)

frre Jacques (brother Jacques)

a va. (Im fine.)

franais (French)


garon (boy)

And now, listen carefully and repeat these phrases:

Il est franais. Elle est franaise. (He is French. She is French.)

Il est anglais. Elle est anglaise. (He is English. She is English.)

Il est japonais. Elle est japonaise. (He is Japanese. She is Japanese.)

Listen to the names of the countries where French is spoken.

En Europe: la France, la Belgique, le Luxembourg et la Suisse. (In Europe: France,

Belgium, Luxembourg, and Switzerland.)

En Amrique du Nord: le Qubec. Aux Antilles: la Martinique, la Guadeloupe, Saint-

Martin et Hati. (In North America: Quebec. In the Caribbean: Martinique, Guadeloupe, St.

Martin, and Haiti.)

En Afrique: la Mauritanie, le Sngal, la Cte dIvoire, la Guine, le Burkina Faso, le

Bnin, le Niger, Le Tchad, la Rpublique Centrafricaine, le Cameroun, le Gabon, le

Congo, la Rpublique dmocratique du Congo, Le Rwanda, Le Burundi, lAlgrie, le

Maroc et la Tunisie. (In Africa: Mauritania, Senegal, Cte dIvoire, Guinea, Burkina Faso,

Benin, Niger, Chad, Central African Republic, Cameroon, Gabon, Congo, Democratic Republic of

Congo, Rwanda, Burundi, Algeria, Morocco, and Tunisia.)

Listen to find out whether French is considered the native, the official, or the administrative

language of these countries.

En Europe, en Suisse, le franais est la langue maternelle pour 18% de la population.

En Belgique, on a soit le franais, soit le flamand pour langue maternelle. (In Europe, in

Switzerland, French is the native language of 18% of the population. In Belgium, French and

Flemish are the native languages.)

Au Luxembourg, on a le franais ou lallemand comme langue maternelle. (In

Luxembourg, French and German are the native languages.)

En Afrique, le franais est la langue officielle dans les pays suivants: la Mauritanie, le

Sngal, la Cte dIvoire, la Guine, le Burkina Faso, le Bnin, le Niger, le Tchad, la

Rpublique Centrafricaine, le Cameroun, le Gabon, le Congo, La Rpublique

dmocratique du Congo, le Rwanda et le Burundi, et cest la langue administrative du

Maroc, de lAlgrie et de la Tunisie. (In Africa, French is the official language of the

following countries: Mauritania, Senegal, Cte dIvoire, Guinea, Burkina Faso, Benin, Niger, Chad,

Central African Republic, Cameroon, Gabon, Congo, the Democratic Republic of Congo,

Rwanda, Burundi, and its the administrative language of Morocco, Algeria, and Tunisia.)

En Amrique du Nord, au Qubec, le franais est la langue maternelle pour la

majorit de la population, et aux Antilles, la Martinique et la Guadeloupe, cest la

langue maternelle de la majorit de la population. (In North America, in Quebec, French is

the native language of the majority of the population, and in the Caribbean, in Martinique and

Guadeloupe, its the native language of the majority of the population.)


Well done! Now you can ask to speak to someone on the telephone and give your own name.

Before we move on to the next chapter heres a learning tip:

Try to spend a few minutes each day listening to the dialogs to become more familiar with

French sounds. You may find it difficult at first to distinguish individual words. But dont be

discouraged. Keep listening and soon youll be able to recognize what is being said. And, when

you practice your French, always add monsieur, madame, mademoiselle, or messieurdames

when greeting someone or saying goodbye.

Chapter 4 (Track 2)

Vous dsirez? What would you like?

In this chapter you are going to learn how to order drinks and light refreshments, and make small

purchases. First lets practice ordering drinks at a caf.

Activity 1

Monsieur and Madame Albert are at a caf in Rouen with their daughters Nathalie and Delphine.

Listen to them ordering drinks. What does Monsieur Albert order?

Monsieur? (Sir?)

Messieursdames. Vous dsirez? (Ladies and gentlemen, what would you like?)

Je voudrais un caf. (I would like a coffee.)

He orders coffee.

Je voudrais un caf.

Now, what does Madame Albert order for herself?

Un crme pour moi. (A coffee with milk for me.)

Bon, un crme. Grand ou petit? (OK, a coffee with milk; large or small?)

Grand. (Large.)

She orders a coffee with milk.

Un crme pour moi.

To be more specific, a large coffee with milk, after the waiter asked her:

Grand ou petit?

Large or small? And heres what she ordered for her daughter Nathalie. Repeat:

Et un jus dorange pour Nathalie. (And an orange juice for Natalie.)

Un caf, un grand crme et un jus dorange. (A coffee, a coffee with milk, and an orange

juice.)

She ordered her an orange juice.

Et un jus dorange pour Nathalie.

What does Delphine order?

Et pour toi Delphine? (And for you Delphine?)

Je voudrais un chocolat chaud. (I would like a hot chocolate.)


Un chocolat chaud. Cest tout? (One hot chocolate. Is that all?)

She orders a hot chocolate.

Un chocolat chaud.

Monsieur Albert is feeling hungry. What does he ask for?

Avez-vous des croissants? (Do you have croissants?)

Oui, bien sr. (Yes, of course.)

Quatre croissants, sil vous plat. (Four croissants, please.)

Quatre croissants. Tout de suite. (Four croissants. Right away.)

He orders four croissants.

Quatre croissants, sil vous plat.

Now see if you can order for them. Use the phrase Je voudrais, I would like, when placing their

orders.

Messieursdames, vous dsirez? (Ladies and gentlemen, what would you like?)

Monsieur Albert wants a coffee. Tell the waiter.

Je voudrais un caf.

And Madame Albert wants coffee with milk.

Et un crme.

Bon, un crme. Grand ou petit? (OK, a coffee with milk. Large or small?)

Say a large one.

Grand.

And now order an orange juice for Nathalie.

Un jus dorange pour Nathalie.

And ask Delphine what she would like.

Et pour toi, Delphine? (And for you, Delphine?)

She wants a hot chocolate.

Un chocolat chaud.

Un chocolat chaud. Cest tout? (A hot chocolate. Thats all?)

No, they are hungry. Ask if they have any croissants.

Avez-vous des croissants?


Order four.

Quatre croissants, sil vous plat.

Quatre croissants. Tout de suite. (Four croissants. Right away.)

Well done! Now lets go on to the next activity.

Activity 2

Now you are going to hear some of the other people in the caf. What do they order?

Vous dsirez, monsieur? (What would you like, sir?)


Deux crme. (Two coffees with milk.)

Grands ou petits? (Large or small?)

Grands. (Large.)

Deux grands crme. (Two large coffees with milk.)

Did you get it? He ordered two large coffees with milk. Repeat:

Deux grands crme.

Monsieur, un caf, un chocolat et deux croissants. (Sir, one coffee, one hot chocolate,

and two croissants.)

Un caf, un chocolat et deux croissants. Cest tout? (One coffee, one hot chocolate, and

two croissants. Thats all?)

Oui, cest tout. (Yes, thats all.)

She ordered a coffee, a hot chocolate, and two croissants. Repeat:

Un caf, un chocolat et deux croissants.

Vous dsirez? (What would you like?)

Une bire et de leau minrale. (A beer and mineral water.)

Gazeuse ou non gazeuse? (Sparkling or non-sparkling?)

Gazeuse. (Sparkling.)

Une bire et de leau minrale gazeuse. Trs bien. (One beer and a sparkling mineral

water. Very well.)

She ordered a beer. Repeat:

Une bire

And a sparkling water. Repeat:

et de leau minrale.

Notice how the waiter asked if the customer wanted sparkling or non-sparkling water:

Gazeuse ou non gazeuse?

Here are more people ordering food and drinks.

Madame? (Madam?)

Un jus dorange. (One orange juice.)


Non, un croissant. (No, one croissant.)

Un jus dorange et un croissant. (One orange juice and one croissant.)

She asked for an orange juice and a croissant.

Un jus dorange et un croissant.

Un dca, un grand crme et un th au lait. (A decaffeinated coffee, a large coffee with milk,

and one tea with milk.)

Un dca et un grand crmeet un th au lait. Cest tout? (A decaffeinated coffee and

one large coffee with milkand one tea with milk. Is that all?)

Avez-vous des croissants? (Do you have any croissants?)



Deux croissants alors. (Two croissants then.)

Un dca, un grand crme, un th au lait et deux croissants. (A decaffeinated coffee, a

large coffee with milk, tea with milk, and two croissants.)

He ordered a decaffeinated coffee,

Un dca,

a large coffee with milk,

un grand crme,

tea with milk,

un th au lait,

and two croissants.

et deux croissants.

Messieursdames? (Ladies and gentlemen?)

Quatre cafs et quatre croissants. (Four coffees and four croissants.)

Ah! Je regrette, je nai plus de croissants. (Ah! I am sorry. I am out of croissants.)

Bon, quatre cafs alors. (Very well, so four coffees then.)

They order four coffees and four croissants.

Quatre cafs et quatre croissants.

But the waiter tells them hes out of croissants.

Je nai plus de croissants.

So, its just four coffees.

Bon, quatre cafs alors.

Activity 3

You are in a caf in France with some friends who want you to order for them. Practice what you

would say to the waiter, then listen to see if you got it right.

I would like a large coffee with milk.

Je voudrais un grand crme.

A cup of tea with milk please.

Un th au lait, sil vous plat.

Two coffees.

Deux cafs.

Do you have any croissants?

Avez-vous des croissants?

I would like a decaffeinated coffee.

Je voudrais un dca.

A beer please.

Une bire, sil vous plat.


Activity 4

All those orders have to be paid for, eventually. So, we need more numbers. Lets count from 20

to 29. Repeat after you hear each one starting with:

20 - vingt

21 - vingt et un

22 - vingt-deux

23 - vingt-trois

24 - vingt-quatre

25 - vingt-cinq

26 - vingt-six

27 - vingt-sept

28 - vingt-huit

29 - vingt-neuf

Here come 30 to 60:

30 - trente

40 - quarante

50 - cinquante

60 - soixante

Lets practice a little. Whats:

24 - vingt-quatre

36 - trente-six

28 - vingt-huit

47 - quarante-sept

39 - trente-neuf

21 - vingt et un

Activity 5

Now its time for Monsieur Albert to pay. Listen to find out how he asks for the bill.

Laddition, sil vous plat. (The bill please.)

Un caf, un grand crme, un jus dorange, un chocolat chaud et quatre croissants. a

fait neuf euros vingt. (One coffee, one large coffee with milk, one orange juice, one hot

chocolate, and four croissants. Thats 9.20).

Tenez, dix euros. (Here is 10.)

Merci monsieur. Au revoir et bonne journe. (Thank you sir. Good-bye and have a nice

day.)

How much did he have to pay? Repeat:

Neuf euros vingt. (9.20.)


9 euros 20. How much did he give the waiter? Repeat:

Dix euros. (10.)

10 euros. And how did he ask for the bill? Repeat:

Laddition, sil vous plat.

Listen again.

Laddition, sil vous plat. (The bill please.)

Un caf, un grand crme, un jus dorange, un chocolat chaud et quatre croissants. a

fait neuf euros vingt. (One coffee, one large coffee with milk, one orange juice, one hot

chocolate, and four croissants. Thats 9.20).

Tenez, dix euros. (Here is 10.)

Merci monsieur. Au revoir et bonne journe. (Thank you sir. Good-bye and have a nice

day.)

By the way, the term garon, which means boy, was once used to signal the waiter. Today, to

attract a waiters attention you should say Monsieur or, for a waitress, Madame or

Mademoiselle.


Listen carefully to distinguish between the indefinite masculine article un and une, the feminine.

Then repeat:

un th

un caf

une bire

une orange

Remember how some words are run together. Repeat these phrases:


Tout de suite. (Right away.)

Sil vous plat. (Please.)

Berlitz French Guaranteed

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Chapter 5 (Track 1)

Vous avez des sandwichs? Do you have sandwiches?

In this chapter youll be learning how to order something to eat and drink in a brasserie.

Brasseries were originally places where you could buy beer. Over the years they have become

moderately priced eating places.


Activity 1

Listen to these two customers in a brasserie.

Monsieur sil vous plat. (Excuse me sir.)

Bonjour, messieursdames. Vous dsirez? (Good day ladies and gentlemen. What would you

like?)

Vous avez des sandwichs? (Do you have sandwiches?)


Quest-ce que vous avez comme sandwichs? (What kind of sandwiches do you have?)

Jambon, fromage, saucisson. (Ham, cheese, sausage.)

That was quite overwhelming. So lets break it down. First, the woman is asking whether they

have any sandwiches:

Vous avez des sandwichs?

Yes, of course. Then she asked what kind of sandwiches they have:

Oui, bien sr. Quest-ce que vous avez comme sandwichs?

The waiters response: ham,

jambon

cheese,

fromage

sausage,

saucisson

Listen again.

Monsieur sil vous plat. (Excuse me sir.)

Bonjour, messieursdames. Vous dsirez? (Good day ladies and gentlemen. What would you

like?)

Vous avez des sandwichs? (Do you have sandwiches?)


Quest-ce que vous avez comme sandwichs? (What kind of sandwiches do you have?)

Jambon, fromage, saucisson. (Ham, cheese, sausage.)

Now lets hear what they order:

Un sandwich au jambon pour moi. Et pour toi? (One ham sandwich for me. And for you?)

Un sandwich au fromage pour moi. (One cheese sandwich for me.)

Un sandwich au jambon et un sandwich au fromage. (One ham sandwich and one cheese

sandwich.)

Did you guess it? The woman ordered a ham sandwich for herself.

Un sandwich au jambon pour moi.

And the man ordered a cheese sandwich.


Un sandwich au fromage pour moi.

Listen again.

Un sandwich au jambon pour moi. Et pour toi? (One ham sandwich for me. And for you?)

Un sandwich au fromage pour moi. (One cheese sandwich for me.)

Un sandwich au jambon et un sandwich au fromage. (One ham sandwich and one cheese

sandwich.)

Lets see what they want to drink:

Une pression pour moiet pour toi? (A draft beer for meand for you?)

Un verre de vin rouge. (A glass of red wine.)

The man asked for a draft beer:

Une pression pour moi.

The woman preferred a glass of red wine:

Un verre de vin rouge.

Now lets review. Do you remember what the woman ordered to eat? Was it:

Un sandwich au jambon

or

un sandwich au fromage.

She ordered a ham sandwich. And what did the man order to drink? Was it:

Une pression

or

un verre de vin rouge.

He ordered a draft beer.

Activity 2

Listen to the other people in the brasserie giving their orders.

Vous dsirez, monsieur? (What would you like, sir?)

Quest-ce que vous avez comme salades? (What kind of salad do you have?)

Salade nioise, salade aux fruits de mer, salade aux trois fromages. (Tuna and olive

salad, seafood salad, three cheese salad.)

Une salade nioise. (One tuna and olive salad.)

Et comme boisson? (And to drink?)

De leau minrale. (Mineral water.)

Gazeuse? (Sparkling?)

Oui. (Yes.)

What does he ask for?

Une salade nioise.

A salad nioise and

De leau minrale.


Some mineral water.

Gazeuse? (Sparkling?)

Oui. (Yes.)

Some sparkling mineral water.

Vous dsirez? (What would you like?)

Benje voudrais un steak frites. (Well, I would like a steak with fries.)

Et avec a? (And with that?)

HumUn pichet de vin rouge. (A pitcher of red wine.)

What did she order?

Ben.je voudrais un steak frites.

Steak and french fries. What else?

Un pichet de vin rouge.

And a small pitcher of red wine.

Vous dsirez, messieursdames? (Ladies and gentlemen, what would you like?)

Un hamburger pour moi et (A hamburger for me and)

Pour moi un hamburger aussiet une portion de frites. (A hamburger for me as welland

a portion of french fries.)

Grande ou petite? (Large or small?)

Grande. (Large.)


Un coca. (A Coke.)

Quest-ce que vous avez comme milk shakes? (What kind of milk shakes do you have?)

Fraise, vanille, banane, chocolat. (Strawberry, vanilla, banana, chocolate.)

Un milk shake la vanille. (One vanilla milk shake.)

What did the people order?

Un hamburger pour moi et (One hamburger for me and)

Pour moi un hamburger aussi et une portion de frites. (For me one hamburger as

welland a portion of french fries.)

A hamburger each and a portion of french fries. And to drink?

Un coca.

A Coke.

Un milk shake la vanille.

A vanilla milk shake.

Vous dsirez, mesdames? (Ladies, what would you like?)


Je voudrais une omelette. Quest-ce que vous avez comme omelettes? (I would like an

omelet. What kind of omelets do you have?)

Omelette nature, omelette au jambon, omelette au fromage, omelette aux fines

herbes. (Plain omelet, ham omelet, cheese omelet, omelet with mixed herbs.)

Une omelette aux fines herbes. (One omelet with mixed herbs.)

Et pour moi, une salade aux fruits de mer. (And for me, a seafood salad.)


Un th au citron. (A tea with lemon.)

Une bire. (A beer.)

En bouteille ou pression? (In a bottle or on draft?)

Une pression. (Draft.)

And what did these women order?

Une omelette aux fines herbes.

An omelet with mixed herbs.

Et pour moi, une salade aux fruits de mer.

And a seafood salad. And to drink?

Un th au citron.

A tea with lemon and

Une pression.

A draft beer.

Activity 3

What desserts do they choose?

Et comme dessert, monsieur? (And for dessert, sir?)

Quest-ce que vous avez comme glaces? (What kind of ice cream do you have?)

Glace la vanille, au chocolat, la fraise, aux pistaches. (Vanilla, chocolate, strawberry,

pistachio ice cream.)

Glace la fraise. (Strawberry ice cream.)

The customer chose strawberry ice cream.

Glace la fraise.

Does the next customer order dessert?

Voulez-vous un dessert, madame? (Would you like a dessert, madam?)

Merci. (No thank you.)

No, she doesnt. Merci here means No thank you when you have been offered something. If

you want what you have been offered you say: Sil vous plat.

What about this two gentlemen?


Voulez-vous un dessert Messieurs? (Would you like a dessert, gentlemen?)

Quest-ce que vous avez comme desserts? (What kind of dessert do you have?)

Des glaces, tarte au citron, tarte aux pommes. (Ice cream, lemon pie, apple pie.)

Tarte aux pommes. (An apple pie.)

Moi aussi, tarte aux pommes. (Me too, an apple pie.)

They both order apple pies.

Tarte aux pommes.

Listen to these two ladies. What do they want?

Vous voulez un dessert? (Would you like a dessert?)

Tarte au citron pour moi. (A lemon pie for me.)

Et je voudrais une glace au chocolat avec crme chantilly. (And I would like a chocolate

ice cream with whipped cream.)

The first lady ordered a lemon pie,

Tarte au citron pour moi.

the other one chocolate ice cream

Et je voudrais une glace au chocolat

with whipped cream.

avec crme chantilly.

Activity 4

Now its your turn. The waiter just asked you for your order. Start your food order with:

Je voudrais...

Messieursdames, vous dsirez? (Ladies and gentlemen, what would you like?)

Here are your food choices again:

a ham sandwich

un sandwich au jambon

a cheese sandwich

un sandwich au fromage

a tuna and olive salad

une salade nioise

a steak with fries

un steak frites

a hamburger

un hamburger

an omelet with mixed herbs

une omelette aux fines herbes

For drinks:



a draft beer

une pression

a glass of red wine

un verre de vin rouge

mineral water

de leau minrale

a pitcher of red wine

un pichet de vin rouge

a Coke

un coca

a vanilla milk shake

un milk shake la vanille

tea with lemon

un th au citron

Et comme dessert? (And for dessert?)

And for dessert your choices are:

strawberry ice cream

glace la fraise

apple pie

tarte aux pommes

Activity 5

More bills to pay. We need more numbers. Repeat the numbers from 60 to 100:

60 Soixante

70 Soixante-dix

71 Soixante et onze

72 Soixante-douze

73 Soixante-treize

74 Soixante-quatorze

75 Soixante-quinze

76 Soixante-seize

77 Soixante-dix-sept

78 Soixante-dix-huit

79 Soixante-dix-neuf

Quatre-vingts 80

Quatre-vingt-un 81

Quatre-vingt-dix 90


Quatre-vingt-onze 91

Quatre-vingt-dix-neuf 99

Cent 100

You noticed, the numbers from 70 to 99 are a little tricky. Heres a way to remember them: 70 is

sixty ten:

soixante-dix

and so on.

71 is sixty and eleven:

soixante et onze

and so on.

80 is literally four twenties:

quatre-vingts

90 is four-twenty-ten:

quatre-vingt-dix

Sounds quite complicated. A good way to practice numbers is to say the French equivalent

whenever you see prices: in the supermarket, in stores, or restaurants.

Activity 6

Heres your first chance to listen and then practice the numbers you just learned. The waitress

has to add up the checks for five tables. Listen as she reads them, then decide which is the

correct amount.

Table 1

Un sandwich au jambon et un sandwich au fromage, une pression et un verre de vin

rouge. a fait huit euros quarante. (A ham sandwich and a cheese sandwich, a draft beer,

and a glass of red wine. Thats 8.40.)

Is it 4 euros 80, 8 euros 40, or 40 euros 8?

The correct answer is 8.40.

a fait huit euros quarante.

Table 2

Une salade nioise et de leau minrale gazeuse. a fait sept euros. (A nioise salad and

sparkling mineral water. Thats 7.)

Is it 5 euros, 6 euros, or 7 euros?

The correct answer is 7 euros.

a fait sept euros.


Table 3

Un steak frites et un pichet de vin rouge. a fait douze euros cinquante. (A steak with

french fries and a pitcher of red wine. Thats 12.50.)

Is it 12 euros 50, 2 euros 20, or 5 euros 50?


a fait douze euros cinquante.

Table 4

Deux hamburgers, une grande portion de frites, un coca et un milk shake la vanille.

a fait onze euros soixante. (Two hamburgers, a large portion of french fries, a Coke, and a

vanilla milk shake. Thats 11.60.)

Is it 16 euros, 6 euros 11, or 11 euros 60?


a fait onze euros soixante.

Table 5

Une omelette aux fines herbes, une salade aux fruits de mer, un th au citron et une

pression. a fait treize euros soixante-dix. (One omelet with mixed herbs, one seafood

salad, one lemon tea, and a draft beer. Thats 13.70.)

13 euros 70, 17 euros 30, or 30 euros 17?


a fait treize euros soixante-dix.


Listen and repeat these phrases:

un verre de vin rouge (a glass of red wine)

un caf (a coffee)

un sandwich au jambon (a ham sandwich)

une tarte aux pommes (an apple pie)

une glace au chocolat (a chocolate ice cream)

une omelette aux fines herbes (an omelet with mixed herbs)

Well done. Lets hope those customers left a nice tip. Speaking of which: Service is generally

included in the bill. But if you are happy with the service a tip is appropriate and appreciated;

round the bill up 1 to 2 euros.


Chapter 6 (Track 2)

Vous avez un plan de la ville? Do you have a city map?

In this chapter youll learn how to make small purchases at a newsstand.

Activity 1

Listen to this woman at a newsstand. Can you guess what she buys?

Bonjour, madame. (Hello madam.)

Bonjour, madame. Le Figaro et un Tlrama. (Hello madam. The Figaro and a Tlrama.)

Voil. (Here you go.)

She buys Le Figaro, a French newspaper and a copy of Tlrama, a TV listings magazine.

Le Figaro et un Tlrama.

Now what does she ask for?


Avez-vous le New York Herald? (Do you carry the New York Herald?)

Ah non, je regrette. (On no, Im sorry.)

She asks for the New York Herald:

Avez-vous le New York Herald?

But the news agent says shes sorry she hasnt got one.

Ah non, je regrette.

Listen again.

Bonjour, madame. (Hello madam.)

Bonjour, madame. Le Figaro et un Tlrama. (Hello madam. The Figaro and a Tlrama.)

Voil. (Here you go.)


Avez-vous le New York Herald? (Do you carry the New York Herald?)

Ah non, je regrette. (On no, Im sorry.)

Now practice asking for your favorite paper or magazine.

Activity 2

Lets go back to the newsstand and practice some numbers. Here are more customers buying

magazines. How much do they cost?

Le Tlrama, cest combien? (How much is the Tlrama?)

Un euro soixante. (1.60.)

Paris Match, a cote combien? (How much does Paris Match cost?)

Trois euros. (3.)

Marie Claire? (Marie Claire?)

Trois euros. (3.)

Lets hear it again: How much do they cost?


Le Tlrama, cest combien?

Un euro soixante.

Thats 1 euro 60.

How much for Paris Match?

Paris Match, a cote combien?

Trois euros.

Thats three euros.

Marie Claire magazine?

Marie Claire?

Trois euros.

Thats three euros.

Listen again.

Le Tlrama, cest combien? (How much is the Tlrama?)

Un euro soixante. (1.60.)

Paris Match, a cote combien? (How much does Paris Match cost?)

Trois euros. (3.)

Marie Claire? (Marie Claire?)

Trois euros. (3.)

Activity 3

Besides papers and magazines there are many other things that can be purchased at a French

newsstand: maps, candy, soda, post cards, stamps, phone cards, etc. Listen to Gilles and Sylvie

buying those things.

Vous avez un plan de la ville? (Do you carry a city map?)

Oui, bien sr. Un euro cinquante. Cest tout? (Yes, of course. 1.50. Is that it?)

Non, un paquet de bonbons et un Orangina. (No, a packet of candy and an Orangina.)

a fait sept euros quarante-cinq. (Thats 7.45.)

Voil. (Here.)

Merci, au revoir. (Thank you, good-bye.)

Bonjour Madame, vous dsirez? (Hello madam, what would you like?)

Cinq cartes postales sil vous plat. (Five post cards please.)

Quatre euros. (4.)

Avez-vous des timbres postes? (Do you carry postage stamps?)

Oui. (Yes.)

Alors cinq timbres pour les tats-Unis. (So five postage stamps for the U.S.)

Cest tout? (Is that it?)

Avez-vous des tlcartes? (Do you carry telephone cards?)

Ah non, je regrette. (Oh no, Im sorry.)


Bon, cest tout. (OK, thats all.)

What did Gilles buy? Repeat after him.

Un plan de la ville

A town plan

un paquet de bonbons

a packet of candy

et un Orangina.

and an orange drink. How much did he pay?

Sept euros quarante-cinq. (7.45)

And Sylvie bought?

Cinq cartes postales

Five post cards, and

cinq timbres pour les tats-Unis.

five postage stamps for the United States. She also asked:

Avez-vous des tlcartes?

Have you got any telephone cards? But the news agent did not have any.

Listen again.

Vous avez un plan de la ville? (Do you carry a city map?)

Oui, bien sr. Un euro cinquante. Cest tout? (Yes, of course. 1.50. Is that it?)

Non, un paquet de bonbons et un Orangina. (No, a packet of candy and an Orangina.)

a fait sept euros quarante-cinq. (Thats 7.45.)

Voil. (Here.)

Merci, au revoir. (Thank you, good-bye.)

Bonjour Madame, vous dsirez? (Hello madam, what would you like?)

Cinq cartes postales sil vous plat. (Five post cards please.)

Quatre euros. (4.)

Avez-vous des timbres postes? (Do you carry postage stamps?)

Oui. (Yes.)

Alors cinq timbres pour les tats-Unis. (So five postage stamps for the U.S.)

Cest tout? (Is that it?)

Avez-vous des tlcartes? (Do you carry telephone cards?)

Ah non, je regrette. (Oh no, Im sorry.)

Bon, cest tout. (OK, thats all.)

Activity 4

OK. Now youre at the newsstand and want to buy some things. How would you ask for a map

of Paris?


Avez-vous un plan de Paris?

Do you have any telephone cards?

Avez-vous des tlcartes?

Do you have the New York Herald?

Avez-vous le New York Herald?

Three post cards and three stamps for the United States.

Trois cartes postales et trois timbres pour les tats-Unis.

A Coke.

Un coca.

I would like a pack of candy.

Je voudrais un paquet de bonbons.

Good. Note: When youre asking for a single item use un for masculine nouns, un coca, a

coke, or une with feminine nouns, une bire, a beer. When you ask for some or any use

des as in des cartes postales, post cards.

Activity 5

How much do these items cost? Listen to the prices and repeat them.

Un coca: deux euros cinquante (A Coke: 2.50)

Un Orangina: deux euros cinquante (An Orangina: 2.50)

Les cartes postales sont quatre-vingt centimes. (The post cards cost 80 cents.)

Une tlcarte: sept euros quarante ou quatorze euros soixante-quinze. (The telephone

cards: 7.40 or 14.75)

Un plan de la ville: un euro cinquante (A town plan: 1.50)

Le journal: un euro vingt (The newspaper: 1.20)

Did you get them right? The prices were:

The Coke: 2.50

The Orangina: 2.50

The post cards: 80 cents

The telephone cards: 7.40 or 14.75

The town map: 1.50

The newspaper: 1.20

By the way, all euro coins share a common face. The other side of the coin displays a national

face specific to each member country.

How much are these wines? Listen and find out.

Jai un joli petit Nuit Saint-Georges ici trente-deux euros. Oui, trente-deux euros.

Chteau Margaux? a cest quatre-vingt-dix-neuf euros! Ah oui, cest cher un


Margaux, oui quatre-vingt-dix-neuf euros. Le Mdoc? Pas cher: neuf euros vingt,

neuf. Chablis, ah a cest un premier cr. a coteattendezvingt-sept eurosoui

cest a vingt-sept euros. Le Pommard premier crvingt-sept euros quatre-

vingtsouivingt-sept euros quatre-vingts. Un blanc? Oui, si vous voulez quelque

chose de pas cher, jai un Sauternes dix-neuf euros cinquante. Le Beaujolais

villageah mais cest un rouge! Cinq euros quatre-vingts, oui cinq euros quatre-

vingts, pas cher. Le Mouton Cadet neuf euros cinquanteha! ha! ha! le grand

crah a cest autre chose. Cest quarante-neuf euros soixante-quinze. Oui cest a,

quarante-neuf euros soixante-quinze. (I have a nice little Nuit Saint-Georges here for 32.

Yes, 32. Chteau Margaux? Thats 99! Oh yes, a Margaux is expensive, yes 99. The Mdoc?

Not expensive: 9.20. Chablis, ah that is a first class vintage. It costjust wait27yes thats

it 27. The Pommard premier cr27.80 yes27.80. A white? Yes, if you want something

not expensive, I have a Sauternes for 19.50. The Beaujolais villageoh but thats a red one!

5.80 yes 5.80; not expensive. The Mouton Cadet 9.50ha! ha! ha! The great vintage...oh

thats something else. Its 49.75. Yes, thats it, 49.75.)

Now lets move on to some Pronunciation Practice.

The numbers 60 through 100 are difficult to distinguish when spoken quickly. Practice saying

them until you get used to the sound.

soixante (60)

soixante-quinze (75)

quatre-vingts (80)

quatre-vingt-quinze (95)

quatre-vingt-dix-neuf (99)

Now listen and practice the nasal N and M sounds.

un paquet de bonbons (a packet of candy)

des timbres (postage stamps)

bien sr (of course)

non (no)

cent (one hundred)

Very good. And thats the end of this chapter.

A quick learning tip: Go to a newsstand or bookstore that carries French magazines with cooking

recipes. See how many names of foods and drinks you can identify and practice ordering them.


[CD 4]

Chapter 7 (track 1)

Quel est votre mtier? Whats your job?

In this chapter you'll learn to talk about what you do for a living.

Activity 1

Listen to a game show presenter asking contestants about their jobs. Some of the jobs you may

already be able to guess.

Et M. Dubois, que faites-vous dans la vie? Ah, vous tes agent de police. Oh la lail

faut faire attention. (And Mr. Dubois, what are you doing in life? Oh, you are a policeman.

Oh la lagot to be careful.)

Bon, et Mme Vernon, vous tes? Coiffeusecoiffeuse. Trs bien, vous travaillez

dans un salon? Oui. (OK, and Mrs. Vernon, you are? A hairdresser, a hairdresser. Very well.

You work in a salon? Yes.)

Et M. Gaillard, vous tes? Ahh! Homme daffaires. Vous tes dans une grande

entreprise? Oui, bien sr. (And Mr. Gaillard, you are? Ohh! A businessman. You work in a

big company? Yes, of course.)

Etet mademoiselle Leclerc? Ah, vous tes mdecinmdecin. Et vous travaillez

dans un? Un centre hospitalier, ah oui. Cest trs intressant. (Andand Miss Leclerc?

Oh you are a doctora doctor. And you work in a? In a hospital center, oh yes. That is very

interesting.)

Et M. Maupassant, vous tes? Ah, vous tes toujours tudiant, mais vous voulez

tre? Comptablecomptableah oui. (And Mr. Maupassant, you are? Oh you are still a

student, but you want to become? An accountant, an accountantoh yes.)

Et..et finalement Mme Beauvoisin vous tes? Ah, vous tes au chmage. (Andand

finally Mrs. Beauvoisin you are? Oh you are unemployed.)

Did you get all that? Listen again and repeat after the presenter.

M. Dubois est agent de police.

This man is a policeman.

Mme Vernon est coiffeuse.

This woman is a hairdresser.

M. Gaillard est homme daffaires.

This man is a businessman.

Mademoiselle Leclerc est mdecin.

This woman is a doctor.

M. Maupassant est toujours tudiant.

This young man is still a student, and finally


Madame Beauvoisin est au chmage.

This woman is unemployed.

Activity 2

Listen to these people telling you their names, what jobs they do, and where they work.

Bon, je mappelle Gilles Bernard et je suis employ de banque. Je travaille dans une

banque. (OK, my name is Gilles Bernard, and I am a bank employee. I work in a bank.)

Moi je suis Sylvie Verlaine. Je suis infirmire et je travaille dans un hpital. (I am

Sylvie Verlaine. I am a nurse and I work in a hospital.)

Je mappelle Patrice Millerioux. Je suis Directeur des ressources humaines et je

travaille dans une grande entreprise. (My name is Patrice Millerioux. I am a personnel

director and I work for a big company.)

So, could you guess what those peoples jobs are? Listen again and repeat after each person.

First, Gilles:

Je suis employ de banque. (I am a bank employee.)

Gilles works in a bank. What about Sylvie Verlaine?

Je suis infirmire. (I am a nurse.)

Sylvie is a nurse. And finally, what about Patrice Millerioux?

Je suis Directeur des ressources humaines. (I am a personnel director.)

Patrice is a personnel director.

Listen again.

Bon, je mappelle Gilles Bernard et je suis employ de banque. Je travaille dans une

banque. (OK, my name is Gilles Bernard, and I am a bank employee. I work in a bank.)

Moi je suis Sylvie Verlaine. Je suis infirmire et je travaille dans un hpital. (I am

Sylvie Verlaine. I am a nurse and I work in a hospital.)

Je mappelle Patrice Millerioux. Je suis Directeur des ressources humaines et je

travaille dans une grande entreprise. (My name is Patrice Millerioux. I am a personnel

director and I work for a big company.)

Activity 3

Listen to M. Martin who runs a small hotel in the countryside. At the dinner table he introduces

the other guests to you. Repeat the introductions. Note Monsieur Martins intonation and see if

you can copy it.

First up is Mr. Bernard from Geneva in Switzerland. He is a bank employee and works at a bank.

Je vous prsente M. Bernard de Genve, en Suisse. Il est employ de banque et

travaille dans une banque.

And this is Mrs. Rossi, from Rome in Italy. She is a salesperson and works in a department store.


Et voici Mme Rossi, de Rome en Italie. Elle est vendeuse et travaille dans un grand

magasin.

Mr. Nicholls comes from New York; he is a policeman and works in a police station.

M. Nicholls est de New York. Il est agent de police et travaille dans un commissariat

de police.

Ms. Verlaine, from Paris, is a nurse and works in a hospital.

Mlle Verlaine, de Paris, est infirmire et travaille dans un hpital.

Ms. Fernandez, from Madrid in Spain, is a computer programmer and works in an office.

Mlle Fernandez, de Madrid en Espagne, est informaticienne et travaille dans un

bureau.

Mr. Millerioux is from Quebec in Canada. He is a personnel director and works in a big

company.

M. Millerioux vient de Qubec, au Canada. Il est directeur des ressources humaines

et travaille dans une grande entreprise.

And finally, Mr. Black is from London, in England. He is a tour guide and works in a tourist

office.

Et finalement, M. Black est de Londres, en Angleterre.

Il est guide touristique et travaille dans un bureau de tourisme.

Well done. Before we move on, here is a learning tip: Try to get hold of a French newspaper. Go

to the help wanted section and see how many of the jobs you recognize. Use clues from the

name of the company.


You noticed the use of the verb travailler, to work. Lets practice that verb starting with I

work. Repeat after the French:

I work Je travaille

You work Tu travailles

He works Il travaille

She works Elle travaille

We work Nous travaillons

You work Vous travaillez

They work Ils travaillent

Note that all parts of a regular er verb, like travailler, sound the same except the nous and

vous forms as in:

nous travaillons

we work and:

vous travaillez


you work

Listen and repeat the parts of the verb faire.

Je fais (I do)

Tu fais (you do singular)

Il fait (he does)

Elle fait (she does)

Nous faisons (we do)

Vous faites (you do plural)

Ils font (they do masculine)

Elles font (they do feminine)

Chapter 8 (Track 2)

Quel ge avez-vous? How old are you?

In this chapter youll learn how to talk about the members of your family and peoples marital

status.

Activity 1

Listen to each of these hotel guests telling Sylvie, the receptionist, how old they are and whether

they are married or single. First Sylvie talks to Gilles.

Gilles, quel ge avez-vous? (Gilles, how old are you?)

Jai trente-deux ans. (I am 32 years old.)

Vous tes maries? (Are you married?)

Ah non, je suis divorc. (Oh no, I am divorced.)

Did you get it? Gilles is 32.

Jai trente-deux ans.

And hes divorced.

Je suis divorc.

Now lets hear from Isabella.

Et vous, Isabella? (And you Isabella?)

Jai trente-cinq ans et je suis marie. (I am 35 years old and I am married.)

Avez-vous des enfants? (Do you have children?)

Oui, un fils de six ans. (Yes, a six-year-old son.)

How about Isabella? She is 35.

Jai trente-cinq ans.

And shes married

et je suis marie.

Does she have children? Yes, a six-year-old son.


Oui, un fils de six ans.

Did you notice that the French say I have 35 years when they talk about their age?

Here is another guest, Paul.

Et vous, Paul? (And you Paul?)

Je suis clibataire et jai vingt-huit ans. (I am single and I am 28 years old.)

Paul is single:

Je suis clibataire

And hes 28 years old.

et jai vingt-huit ans.

How about Jack?

Et Jack? (And Jack?)

Jai trente-six ans et je suis spar de ma femme. (I am 36 years old and I am separated

from my wife.)

Jack is 36:

Jai trente-six ans

And hes separated.

et je suis spar de ma femme.

The last guest is Lucienne:

Et Lucienne? (And Lucienne?)

Je suis marie, jai deux enfants et jai trente-trois ans. (I am married, I have two children,

and I am 33 years old.)

Lucienne is married:

Je suis marie.

She has two children.

Jai deux enfants.

And she is 33.

Et jai trente-trois ans.

Now its your turn. See if you can truthfully answer Sylvies questions.

Quel ge avez-vous? (How old are you?)

Vous tes mari(e)? (Are you married?)

Activity 2

You are having a phone conversation with a French-speaking friend who is curious to know

about the people in Sylvies group. Listen and answer her questions. Well give you the prompts

in English.

Gilles Bernard est mari? (Is Gilles Bernard married?)

Say no, hes divorced.

Non, il est divorc. (No, he is divorced.)


Isabella, elle est clibataire? (Is Isabella single?)

Say no, shes married.

Non, elle est marie. (No, she is married.)

Paul est clibataire? (Is Paul single?)

Say yes, hes single.

Oui, il est clibataire. (Yes, he is single.)

Jack est mari? (Is Jack married?)

Say no, hes separated.

Non, il est spar. (No, he is separated.)

Et Lucienne, elle est marie? (And is Lucienne married?)

Say yes, shes married.

Oui, elle est marie. (Yes, she is married.)

Activity 3

Patrice is showing a friend a family picture. He points out each family member and says their

age.

Mon fils Didier a quatre ans. Ma mre a cinquante et un ans. Mon pre a cinquante-

cinq ans. Et ma fille lodie a deux ans. Ma femme a trente ans et moi, jai trente-

deux ans. (My son Didier is 4 years old. My mother is 51 years old. My father is 55 years old.

And my daughter lodie is 2 years old. My wife is 30 years old and I am 32 years old.)

Did you get all the ages? Lets hear them again, first his son Didier:

Mon fils Didier a quatre ans.

Is Didier 4 or 40 years old? Hes four.

Now his mother.

Ma mre a cinquante et un ans.

How old is she, 51 or 71? Shes 51. Now on to his father. What is his age?

Mon pre a cinquante-cinq ans.

65 or 55? 55 is correct. And how old is Elodie, his daughter? 10 or 2?

Et ma fille lodie a deux ans.

The correct answer is 2. Finally, Patrices wife and Patrice, how old are they?

Ma femme a trente ans et moi, jai trente-deux ans.

Did you get it? His wife is 30 and he is 32.

Good. You probably noticed different words for my: mon and ma. Mon is used with

masculine nouns; ma if the noun is feminine.

Listen again.

Mon fils Didier a quatre ans. Ma mre a cinquante et un ans. Mon pre a cinquante-

cinq ans. Et ma fille lodie a deux ans. Ma femme a trente ans et moi, jai trente-


deux ans. (My son Didier is 4 years old. My mother is 51 years old. My father is 55 years old.

And my daughter lodie is 2 years old. My wife is 30 years old and I am 32 years old.)

Activity 4

Sylvie and a friend are showing each other family photos. Listen to her friend first:

Nous voil en vacances; on est au bord de la mer. Ma femme, mes deux filles et le

chien, et regarde! Cest devant la maison de mes parents. Cest ma femme, mon frre

Denis, les filles et le chien. (Here we are on vacation; we are at the seaside. My wife, my two

daughters, and the dog, and look! Its in front of my parents house. Its my wife, my brother

Denis, the girls, and the dog.)

OK. Lets take a closer look at each photo. In the first one Sylvies friend and his family are on

vacation. Repeat after each phrase.

Nous voil en vacances

They are at the sea side

on est au bord de la mer.

His wife,

Ma femme,

his 2 daughters,

mes deux filles

and the dog.

et le chien.

The next photo was taken in front of his parents house.

Cest devant la maison de mes parents.

Theres his wife,

Cest ma femme,

his brother,

mon frre Denis,

the girls,

les filles

and the dog.

et le chien.

Nice family, especially the dog. Listen again.

Nous voil en vacances; on est au bord de la mer. Ma femme, mes deux filles et le

chien, et regarde! Cest devant la maison de mes parents. Cest ma femme, mon frre

Denis, les filles et le chien. (Here we are on vacation; we are at the seaside. My wife, my two

daughters, and the dog, and look! Its in front of my parents house. Its my wife, my brother

Denis, the girls, and the dog.)

Now on to Sylvie and some members of her family.


Ici, cest mon petit ami. Il a vingt-six anset voilet a cest la maison: mes

parents, mon frre Paul et ma soeur Ccile. (Here is my boyfriend. His name is Auban; he

is 26 years oldand here isand this is at home: my parents, my brother Paul, and my sister

Ccile.)

Again, repeat after each phrase. First, Sylvie shows a picture of her boyfriend.

Ici, cest mon petit ami.

His age?

il a vingt-six ans

26. Right. The next photo is at home:

cest la maison

her parents,

mes parents,

her brother Paul,

mon frre Paul

and her sister Ccile.

et ma soeur Ccile.

Good. Note that the plural possessive pronoun, mes, is not gender specific. Listen again.

Ici, cest mon petit ami. Il a vingt-six anset voilet a cest la maison: mes

parents, mon frre Paul et ma soeur Ccile. (Here is my boyfriend. His name is Auban; he

is 26 years oldand here isand this is at home: my parents, my brother Paul, and my sister

Ccile.)


When saying words with the letters P and T keep your lips tighter than you do when speaking

English. Listen and practice the following lines:

mon petit ami (my boyfriend)

ma petite amie (my girlfriend)

son petit ami (her boyfriend)

sa petite amie (his girlfriend)

When asking a question in French notice how the voice goes up at the end of the sentence.

When making a statement the voice goes down. Listen to and repeat the following phrases:

a va? (How are you?)

a va bien merci. (Im fine, thank you.)

Il a quel ge? (How old is he?)

Il a vingt ans. (He is 20 year

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